Donald: My concept of visual art is a process of discovery not bound by artistic convention. My approach is experimental and combines geometric and organic techniques creating entities reflecting my perception of a complex world. I challenge the norms of visual acceptance and rejection, My work raises question about beauty and how we view what is artistically acceptable and what is not. I use discordant shapes, patterns, colors in layering of these separate visuals components for my process of construction. Now the question is, have I created enough of a mystery for the viewer to explore their viewpoint of visual art. Dianne: In my last two series "Women With Attitude" and "Stacked," I used a great deal of color. In this new series "Object and Line," I wanted to simplify color and object, keeping this statement in mind, "what is not included is as important as what is..." The background becomes as important as the object within. I enjoy experimenting and trying out new ideas; they don't all come to fruition, but some do and in the process I experience new ways of working and realize unexpected pleasure in their creation. I love to create in total freedom without any preconceived notion of how the piece will eventually turn out. I’m impatient by nature, my process is intuitive. I most enjoy the journey of creating, figuring out what works; what to keep, and what to abandon, until the piece works for me. I leave it to the viewer to find their own narrative in the work. |
Donald Dahlke / Agglomerations
Dianne Jean Erickson / Object and Line December 1 - 30, 2022 Opening Reception: 1st Thursday, December 1, 5 to 8pm. Donald Dahlke:
Dianne Jean Erickson:
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UPCOMING EXHIBITS 2023
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Juried Exhibit - "What If" - January 5 - 28
“Last night while I lay thinking here some What Ifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same What If song” (from a Shel Silverstein poem) Jeff Fuchs / Sharon Servilio - February 2 - 25 Cleveland High School IB Exhibit - March 3 - April 1 The goals of International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Arts are for students to explore and critically respond to: the aesthetic qualities of visual arts, the relationship between form and meaning, the social and cultural functions of visual arts, and the socio-‐cultural and historical contexts of other cultures. The work is deeply introspective, cultivated from the artists' own experiences and in this sense, it is a fusion of the hearts and minds of our young people. This year's class will curate a stunning exhibition with twelve individual artists showcasing their talents and ideas. Cleveland High School HL IB Art seniors will present a selection of their best work, a two year culmination of their IB experience. James Reed - April 4 - 29 'ACCOMPLICE’ Reasonings, Reckonings and Ratios from Elsewhere The exhibition will present recent drawings , paintings and sculptures. Accomplice is a continuation of the trajectory of process based work that I have been working with since moving to Portland in 2010 from South Africa.These Visual Artworks I have made offer the viewer an invitation to participate in the process of creativity, not by making anything concrete in the conventional artistic sense, but by perceiving how their experience is both shaped and shapes what appears as external to it; that the mind and its mental produce, is like other phenomena, the morphing consequence of interactivity and causality. Now Now with guest artists:- Group exhibition of South African Contemporary Visual Artists' work in the South Gallery. The exhibition will present a number of drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography and book works by Alex Trapani, Alison Shaw, Cedrick Vanderlinden, Dirk Bahmann, Gary Frier, Gopolang Thage, Jenny Ord, Jill Trappler, Londiwe Mtshali, Neil Nieuwoudt, Ross Passmoor, Stephan Erasmus, Wayne Matthews. Kay Danley - May 5 - 27 The act of painting exposes a doorway to my inner life. My experience is filtered and condensed through a lens of emotions, events, and a curious, individual way of encountering the world. When I enter that doorway, words no longer serve as an important expressive vehicle. Images and recurring symbols take over that function. Each time I face the canvas, the portal opens and I walk through. Gallery 114 Artists Group Exhibit - June 1 - July 1 All the artists of Gallery 114 will have one or two pieces of art on view in the group exhibit. A fine example of differing points of view, differing mediums and creative work. Join us for a sampling of the great art of the members of Gallery 114! |
PAST EXHIBITS
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Open Channels - Jon Gottshall with Kerry Davis and Anna Daedalus - November 3-26
In the Zone - Serena Barton with Jo Grishman - October 6 - 29 My aim in this body of work is to express the essence of my passions and the excitement of learning itself in visual form. About Face - Mark Danley - September 1 - October 1 RED SCARE - Ruth Ross with Diane Kendall - August 4 - 27 There was no doubt that the “witch hunts” of the 40’s and 50’s, which resulted in the deaths of the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg impacted profoundly my parent’s sense of security. We fled without telling anybody. And most of this was never discussed again. We Are All In This Together - July 2022 Showcasing New Members' work in our Main Gallery Donald Dahlke, Kay Henning Danley, Dianne Jean Erickson, Jeffrey Fuchs, Sharon Servilio Established members' work featured in our South Gallery Pat Barrett, Serena Barton, Mark Danley, Jon Gottshall, Joanie Krug, Jeff Leake, Maude Anne May, James Reed, Ruth Ross Is It Done Yet? Juried Exhibition - June 2022 Juried exhibition, artists: Kayla Beware, Kelly Borrero, Kate Clevenger, only Furtado, Nancy Helmsworth, Chip Ingram, Robin Kerr, Joe Latomirsky, James McKenna, Dorsadaf Moinzad, Kristine Riddle, Preeti Schaden, Greer Siegel, Shannon Tallcouch, Jack Upston, Lars Westby, Alan Wieder, Kory Woolons. |
Be Our Guest - May 2022
An invitational exhibit. Each of our member artists invited a “guest artist” to be part of this exhibit, so there is a diverse range of wonderful art. Each artist will display three works. Invited artists - (invited by member), Jaleesa Johnston (James Reed), Kelli MacConnell (Jeffrey Fuchs), William Hernandez (Joanie Krug), Kerry Davis & Anna Daedalus (Jon Gottshall), Eleen Graham (Mark Danley), Colleen Monette (Maude May), Jack Upston (Pat Barrett), Nancy Jo Mullen (Dianne Jean Erickson), Cyrus Glance (Ruth Ross), Will Kendall (Jeffrey Leake)
An invitational exhibit. Each of our member artists invited a “guest artist” to be part of this exhibit, so there is a diverse range of wonderful art. Each artist will display three works. Invited artists - (invited by member), Jaleesa Johnston (James Reed), Kelli MacConnell (Jeffrey Fuchs), William Hernandez (Joanie Krug), Kerry Davis & Anna Daedalus (Jon Gottshall), Eleen Graham (Mark Danley), Colleen Monette (Maude May), Jack Upston (Pat Barrett), Nancy Jo Mullen (Dianne Jean Erickson), Cyrus Glance (Ruth Ross), Will Kendall (Jeffrey Leake)
Undercurrent - April 2022
Pat Barrett: My paintings evolve from the physical act of mark-making to the formation of visual patches of color and value. These structures become holders for the ideas and emotions that are influencing the developing painting. I don’t use formulaic strategies. So, it’s critical that I remain alert and open when painting. I am looking for those opportunities that appear during the process that help give structure to whatever it is that I am paying attention to on the most intuitive level. These are matters that for me can only be mediated through the act of painting.
Pat Barrett: My paintings evolve from the physical act of mark-making to the formation of visual patches of color and value. These structures become holders for the ideas and emotions that are influencing the developing painting. I don’t use formulaic strategies. So, it’s critical that I remain alert and open when painting. I am looking for those opportunities that appear during the process that help give structure to whatever it is that I am paying attention to on the most intuitive level. These are matters that for me can only be mediated through the act of painting.
p:ear - March 2022
For the first time in two years p:ear youth will unleash a new collection of artworks in partnership with Gallery 114. Additionally p:ear will be joining forces with Outside the Frame for a thrilling collection of work that highlights life in Portland during the global pandemic. This collection will include contemporary pop art, mixed-media formats , print art and photography. All of which will be capped off by an immersive video installation hosted by Outside the Frame and p:ear youth DJs. www.pearmentor.org and www.outsidethe frame.org All profits from sales were donated to p:ear.
For the first time in two years p:ear youth will unleash a new collection of artworks in partnership with Gallery 114. Additionally p:ear will be joining forces with Outside the Frame for a thrilling collection of work that highlights life in Portland during the global pandemic. This collection will include contemporary pop art, mixed-media formats , print art and photography. All of which will be capped off by an immersive video installation hosted by Outside the Frame and p:ear youth DJs. www.pearmentor.org and www.outsidethe frame.org All profits from sales were donated to p:ear.
Apocalypse - Jan/Feb 2022 - Juried exhibit
Trauma/Culture - December 2022 - curated by Bobby Fouther
Co-Operate - November 2021 - Gallery member exhibit
Wish you were here - October 2021 - Art by Maude May, guest artist Leah Kohlenberg
ZIGZAG - September 2021 - Joanie Krug, with guest artists Sue Friesz and Kay Danley
Hagiography -August 2021 - Paintings by Jeff Leake
Self/Conscious - July 2021 - Layered textile prints Ruth Ross
Works on Paper - June 2021 - Bryn Harding, guest artist Brandi Kruse
Floodplain - April 2021 - Art photography by Jon Gottshall
These Truths - March 2021 - Juried Exhibit with True Home and member group exhibit
Failsafe - February 2021 - WAVE Contemporary guest artists, Collin Richard, Hannah Newman and Midgray
Hindsight - January 2021 - Juried Exhibit
Trauma/Culture - December 2022 - curated by Bobby Fouther
Co-Operate - November 2021 - Gallery member exhibit
Wish you were here - October 2021 - Art by Maude May, guest artist Leah Kohlenberg
ZIGZAG - September 2021 - Joanie Krug, with guest artists Sue Friesz and Kay Danley
Hagiography -August 2021 - Paintings by Jeff Leake
Self/Conscious - July 2021 - Layered textile prints Ruth Ross
Works on Paper - June 2021 - Bryn Harding, guest artist Brandi Kruse
Floodplain - April 2021 - Art photography by Jon Gottshall
These Truths - March 2021 - Juried Exhibit with True Home and member group exhibit
Failsafe - February 2021 - WAVE Contemporary guest artists, Collin Richard, Hannah Newman and Midgray
Hindsight - January 2021 - Juried Exhibit